Part of Small Cell Forum State of the Market workshop, October 2015.

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State of the Market: Talk
Hetnet Deployments: Are we there yet?
Amit Mehrotra
Head of Network Planning & Optimization (NAM), Nokia
2nd November 2015

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Message 1: Networks are slowly getting somewhat Ultra dense
A trickle, not a pour.
• Targeted deployments
• Capacity clusters
• ROI conscious
• Indoor focus
• VoLTE impact
• Top busiest building
analysis
• 3D-Geolocation for
capacity hotspots
• Small Cells as DAS
replacements
3-D Geolocation: projects currently in delivery

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Message 2: Infrastructure sees more rough weather ahead!
Location! Location! Location!
Transport
• Enough fiber to get
started
• Not enough to meet
the needs
• Non-fiber alternatives
still no winners yet
Regulations
• Are thawing …
• Still a lot to be desired
• Industrialized
approach needed
Asset ownership
• Seriously fragmented
• Utilities are key
partners
"The key-note of our national prosperity is sounded in the simple words, 'Cheap
Transportation.' They should be stamped upon the stripes of our national banner and thrown
to the breeze from every farm-house, mill, and factory throughout the commonwealth..."
-- James B. Eads, 1875

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BUSINESS ASPECT BENEFIT*
ROI 10% more Users & Traffic
TCO 20% more cost efficient
T2M 30% faster deployment
Message 2: Infrastructure sees more rough weather ahead!
Location! Location! Location!
Hetnet Engine Room
• Site Value Index (1-100)
quantifies ROI
• Enables benchmarking of
potential costs and value to
the network of different
locations
• Considers spectral efficiency,
traffic hotspots & predicted
deployment costs
• Jurisdiction requirement
assessment
• Centralized ROW expertise
• Large scale pole attach
agreements submissions

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Message 3: Capacity Rules
32 users ain’t enough!
Talladega NASCAR Race Event
• Events & CoWs
• DAS is still alive
• E911 shadow looms
• VoLTE impact
• High capacity
solutions
• Construction &
acquisition expertise

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Message 3: Capacity Rules!